Magnetically controlled game



July 10, 1962 R. J. LAUPER 3,043,595

MAGNETICALLY CONTROLLED GAME Filed May 18, 1961 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 /22 FOUL L/IVE 2 RcZLAl/PER INVENTOR BY I I;

ATTORNEYS R. J. LAUPER 3,043,595

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR MAGNETICALLY CONTROLLED GAME h m Q i h w mNw July 10, 1962 Filed May 18, 1961 ATTORNEYS 3,043,595 MAGNETICALLY CONTROLLED GAME Ralph .LLauper, 5911 Ortega St., Sacramento, Calif. Filed May 18, 1961, Ser. No. 111,108 3 Claims. (Cl. 273-118) This invention relates to a game including a game board with the playing surface thereof inclined towards the center of the game board, and a rotary spinner mounted centrally of the playing surface, the rotary spinner embodying indicators or arrows radiating from a common center on which scoring indicia are provided, certain arrows stopping opposite to magnetized pegs with each spinning of said spinner which pegs stop and retain magnetically influenced steel balls at the points opposite to such arrows,.thereby' indicating scoring points in calculating the scores of the game.

An important object of the invention is to provide a game of this character wherein the skill of the player and elements of chance will constitute important factors in the successful scoring by the players.

Still other. objects, advantages andimprovements will become apparent from the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a plan view of a game board constructed in accordance with the invention.

FIGURE 2 is a sectional View taken on the line 22 of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is a sectional view taken on line 33 of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 4 is an elevational view indicating a group of pins that are positioned around the spinner of the game board for retarding movements of balls which are constructed to be influenced by magnetic forces of certain of said pins.

FIGURE 5 is a view of a group of pins, illustrating the bottoms of the pins and white dots on the bottoms of such pins identifying certain pins of-the group of pins of which the pins illustrated by FIGURE 5 form a part.

FIGURE 6 is a view indicating a group of steel balls that are attracted to magnetic pull from certain magnetized pins surrounding said spinner.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the reference character 5 indicates a game board, the upper surface 6 of which constitutes the playing surface of the game board which slopes toward the longitudinal center of the game board at a point a greater distance from one end of the game board, than from the other end of the game board, leaving a substantially long playing surface, over which the balls, to be hereinafter more fully described, are rolled and directed to the center of the game board.

The reference character '7 indicates a vertical shaft which rises from the game board at the-lowest point of the playing surface, and provides a support for a spinner 8, the spinner 8 embodying a plurality of arrows 9 radiating from a common center 10, the arrows 9 being arranged in various different positions, each arrow being supplied with indicia for controlling the scoring points of the game.

Certain of said arrows indicated by the reference character 11 having indicia thereon indicating Try Again.

As better shown by FIGURE 1 of the drawings, the arrows have pointed ends 12 which are arranged to move opposite to triangular markers 13 which are arranged in a circular line on the playing surface of the game board.

Directly opposite to said triangularmarkers 13, are

sockets 14 which are arranged to accommodate pins 15 and 16, the pins 15 being twelve in number are constructed preferably of magnetized steel, while the pins 16 are constructed preferably of brass or other non-magnetic material, although they are in appearance, identical with 3,643,595 Patented July 10, 1962 ice number, which are rolled over the playing surface of the game board in playing the game, and are directed to the pins 15 and 16 with the result that when the balls strike ,a magnetic steel pin, they will be attracted and held in 4 such position so that the player may record the indicia or number carried by the arrow pointing to the particular pin, as a scoring point in deciding the score of the game; As shown by FIGURES Zand 3 of the drawing, the game board proper includes a wide marginal flange 20 which is sufficiently wide to extend beyond both the upper and lower surfaces of the game board to support the game board proper above the table or support used in supporting the game board and playing the game.

The flange 20 is designed to maintain the balls 19 within the confines of the game board at all times and prevent the balls from becoming displaced from the game board while end of the game board from which the balls may be rolled.

In playing the game the balls are rolled towards the pins or pegs individually, and since the board slopes toward the spinner area from all directions players may find it to an advantage to bank shots. The player rolling must decide where he believes the magnetized pegs are located and rolls a ball toward them. The ball must roll with force sufficient to cause the ball to travel where directed, yet gently enough for the peg to stop and hold the ball, when contacting a magnetized pin or peg.

In order to score a point or points necessary the ball must be stopped by the magnetic pull of a pin or peg 15 and held. An arrow point must be directed toward a pin or peg on that particular play. Thus a player rolling will be inclined to try for three point pegs.

If a ball is stopped by a peg opposite an arrow on which appears try again the player is entitled to another turn with all five balls. However in cases where a player has another turn, the pegs remain as originally placed, but the spinner is again spun by the opponent who operated the spinner on the first try. When a player has completed his play by rolling five balls, the player counts his points and records them on a score card. The play now goes to the player upon his left.

Any time a ball is'rolled, it must be released before it crosses the foul line or that ball is forfeited even though it makes points.

A ball leaving the game board is also forfeited.

The first player who amasses a predetermined number of points agreed upon by the players, for example fifty points, wins the game.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

1. In a game apparatusa game board having a concaved playing surface, a spinner mounted at the center of said concaved playing surface, adjacent to one end of the game board, said spinner embodying a plurality of arrows radiating from a common center on which indicia are provided, indicating scoring points of the game, a line of removable magnetic pegs rising from said playing surface and arranged in circular line around the periphery aosaess of said spinner, a plurality of non-magnetic pegs arranged at random between certain of said magnetic pegs, markers disposed adjacent to said pegs, said spinner adapted to rotate and cease rotation with certain arrows projecting towards pegs, and steel balls sensitive to the magnetic forces of said magnetized pegs adapted to be moved into:

contact with said magnetized pegsattracting said balls, and holding the balls against said magnetized pegs, indicating scoring points of the game. v I

2. In agame apparatus, a game board having a playing I surface inclined towards the center thereof, said playing f surface having a circular line of removable spaced pegs arranged 'adjacentto the center thereof, certain of said pegs beingrnagnetized, a spinner operating within the confines of said circular lineof pegs, said spinner em-- bodying indicator arrows radiating from a common center, said arrows having indicia thereon indicating scoring points Qf-the game, steel balls movable over said playing surfaceinfluenced by the magnetic forces of said magnetized pegs, whereby said balls are stopp'edopposite to said wmagnetized pegs indicating scoring'points appearing on said indicating arrows falling opposite to said magnetized pegs and said garneboard havingwa foul line extending transversely of said game board at one end thereof 4 caved playing surface, a spinner embodying a plurality of arrows radiating from a common center, on which in- 4 dicia are provided indicating scoring points of the game,

adapted to be directed over said playing surface contactfrom which said steel balls are directed over said playing 25 surface of the game :board.

3. In a game apparatus, a game board having a coning said pegs where said balls are attracted and retained by said magnetized pegs, indicating scoring points by the indicia appearing on said arrows in line with said retained balls and magnetized pegs.

References Cited in the file of this patent 3 UNITED STATES PATENTS I a 984,920 Hitzroth Feb. 21, 1911 1,702,246, Blattner, Feb. 19, 1929 2,707,106 Cunningham Apr. 26, 1955 FOREIGN PATENTS 580,925 Great Britain Sept. '25, 1946 

